Is there a search tool that I can use to discover of the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Stilton is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Nottingham Building Society thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further conveyancing costs.

Feel free to make the most of the search tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type ‘Stilton’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Stilton or near you.

I am assisting my mother sell her property in Stilton. Will the solicitor commission an EPC or it is for me to see to?

After the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a required part of selling a house. An EPC must be commissioned in advance of the property being advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Stilton conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable Stilton accredited person

I am buying a 3 bedroom semi in Stilton. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to determine if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor will review the deeds as conveyancing in Stilton will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain works or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many works call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

My partner and I are in the process of viewing flats in Stilton and I am about to put in an offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a home loan with Virgin Money.

It would be wise to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are taking out a mortgage with Virgin Money, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.

I am planning on selling our house in Stilton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Stilton. We have lived in Stilton for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

Me and my brother own a terraced Edwardian property in Stilton. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Stilton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.

We have had DIP from Santander who indicated that they will loan up to £218k. When do we need to appoint a lawyer for conveyancing? Stilton is where we are purchasing.

You can instruct a property lawyer now so that the lawyer can open the file so they can do the AML checks etc. Once you wish them to commence work they will seek a payment on account usually approximately £175. That should generally be once you have the mortgage offer and valuation back, however should you want to speed matters you can start sooner albeit risking some money.